100 episodes ago I recorded The Phrasal Verb Chronicles #1 -
remember that? The point of that episode was to improvise a made-up
story as a way of reviewing the first 50 phrasal verbs from my
other podcast which is called A Phrasal Verb A Day. I had to just
come up with a random story, and add in a load of phrasal...

In this episode I'm going to respond to questions that my listeners
have asked me in the teacherluke.co.uk discussion forum. I'll also
deal with some other questions I've received from listeners in
different ways, either on Facebook, twitter, email or as comments
posted on my website. This is the 4th time I've done a...

(Longest title ever?) In the last episode, Amber, Paul and I talked
about giving compliments, sharing bad news, and generally saying
negative things in a careful and diplomatic way. We then did a
couple of role play improvisations to help you notice specific
language. In this episode we continue with the improvisations...

In this episode we're going to look at how to deal with sensitive
situations in English, and that includes ways of delivering bad
news or saying negative things. We're going to consider ways of
using language carefully in order to avoid upsetting people or
making them angry. You'll hear a discussion on this topic...

Today I'm joined by my mates Paul Taylor and Amber Minogue, both of
whom have been on the podcast before. Let's catch up with them
and see what they've been doing. Listen to the episode to hear a
completely unscripted and authentic chat between 3 native speakers
from England, as we talk about having babies, pedestrian...